Eggplant Parm from Bon Appetite this morning. Oddly enough, it's what we had for supper yesterday. I managed to get up off the couch (and the Hallmark movie) to pull the salted eggplant slices from the vestibule fridge and set up a flouring, egg wash, breadcrumbs station on the kitchen island. I skipped the dishes for the flour and breadcrumbs and just made piles on the countertop. It worked better.
After frying the slabs of delicious eggplant--I returned to my movie--with a handful of the smaller pieces of fried eggplant. Another Prince from some country, his mother, the advisor and the terrible person he is supposed to marry. (there is never a father--The King is always dead) And of course, our Hallmark Charming Commoner. And the ever present--lie-- that messes everything up.
But back to the eggplant. I fried it in the ceramic pan I purchased for G at Christmas. What a dream to cook in. And one wipe with a paper towel and all the crusty bits are gone. I simply topped each slice with some marinara and a pile of cheese and baked it till "golden brown and delicious". Served it with plain pasta.
I had a good sized glass of red wine with our meal.
It was nice.
My chef made this using those ridiculous Chinese eggplants and added in a layer of chopped and sauteed green peppers. The sauce was thick with ground Italian sausage. So rich. I miss it.
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